Wishing all who view my blog happy holidays Another year has come and gone with lots of car stuff. Started with first place wins at the Grand National Roadster Show and then the Autorama, got a new project car (65 T-Bird) went to several car shows, sent the 60 Ford Starliner to Hot Rods by Dean for suspension, paint,center console & bucket seats and new upholstery that we will pick up in Phoenix after the holidays, then in October started a 2nd project with the 69 Mustang.  The Mustang project continues with lots of scraping, cleaning and washing.  The bottom of the car was scraped with almost all the under seal removed so all the rusty spots could be treated then pressure washed.  After it was dry and blown off with a air hose it was wiped down with acetone then all the rust areas treated with Permatex Rust Treatment and sprayed with Rust-Oleum Undercoating.  The larger parts were sand blasted outside including the fuel and brake lines t...

Once the back of the car was back together I made brackets for the rotisserie to bolt to the bumper bracket mounts and got it mounted. I turned it so I could work on the top first where there were 5 rust through holes.  The entire top was striped to bear metal so all the rust damage could be treated  There was glue still on the paint from the vinyl top that was on the car that had to be stripped off.  Above and below are a couple of spots of the holes and rust ruts .  I used a 3M paint & rust stripper disc for paint removal.  Above all the holes are welded up and a rust treatment has been applied and below body filler has been applied. The top was then blocked sanded for a smooth finish.  This is rust holes at the bottom left corner of the back window and top corner of the trunk and below is after the repair is done.  This is before and after the right fender inner panel at the battery location has been replaced...

In the 80's my son bought a 1969 Mustang with a 302 in it, loved the car, and put a lot of miles on it. Unfortunately someone hit the car, T-Boned, it in the left front that wiped out the front fender, door, part of the grill and bent the left front door pillar or "A pillar". He bought a fender and door, put them on but because of the bent pillar things did not fit right. the car had some engine and transmission issues that he could not afford to fix at the time so it was parked at my house in Sebastopol CA. (now it's his house) where its been stored under a tarp for 30 years. His youngest son, now in his 20's, took interest in in the car so I told them that I would do the repairs if they would pay for the parts and last Friday they delivered it to me in Kingman AZ.  My son, grandson and me on Friday. They had to get back for work and left on Saturday as it is a 12  hour drive each way.  I spend a couple days removing upholstery, floor mats, all the loos...